Consular Training

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Consular Training

• Prague and Vyškov
• 23 25 June 2009

David Pavlita Consular Department
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Crisis exercise I.

• Background
• Republic Alisia - developing country somewhere in
  Africa
• Unstable Government, tourist industry, poor
  economy
• Rising opposition
• Civil unrest
• Crisis
• SITCEN Council GS tool for monitoring and
  evaluation of crisis
• Activation of CCA - Crisis Coordination
  Arrangements
• Decision to evacuate all EU citizens

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Managing the mounting crisis

• Risk Assessment EU COMCEN website
• Legal basis
• 96/409/CSFP Decision of the Representatives of
  the Governments of the Member States, meeting
  within Council of 26 June 1996 on the
  establishment of an emergency travel document
• 95/553/EC Decision of the Representatives of the
  Governments of the Member States, meeting within
  Council of 19 December 1995 regarding protection
  for citizens of the European Union by diplomatic
  and consular representatives

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Role of the consular officer I.

• Communicate keep everybody informed
• Compatriots
• Voluntary registration - personal details,
  contact information
• Website, phone, notice board where to go, what
  to bring
• Local wardens, honorary consuls spread
  information among compatriots
• LCC sharing information
• Establishing common practices how to inform
  each other, representation
• Exchange of phone numbers
• Common gathering places (safe zones) for evacuees
• Lead state supply data
• Situation reports, lists of evacuees
• Agreements on assistance if necessary
• Capital supply data
• Host state ask for assistance (if possible)
• Armed escort to safety (airport, border)
• Situation reports
• NGOs, ICRC, foundations
• Cooperate help others, be flexible, be visible
• Keep calm

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Evacuation luggage

• Name tagged backpack, travelling bag or suitcase
  on wheels
• Supplies for 2 3 days for each evacuee
• Recommended weight - 25 kg (adult), 10 kg (child)
  each person must be able to carry his/her own
  luggage

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Content of the Evacuation luggage

• Food, drinks and food utensils
• Basic non-perishable foods, ideally canned, well
  packed bread
• Drinking water, small amount of alcohol
  (disinfection use)
• Small stores, a small bowl and cutlery

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Content of the Evacuation luggage

• ID and valuables
• Passports, Identification cards, cash money,
  credit cards, insurance policies and valuables

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Content of the Evacuation luggage

• Medicaments and hygiene
• Medicaments
• Toilet articles
• Cosmetics
• Clothes and outdoor equipment
• Spare underwear, clothes, shoes, plastic raincoat
• sleeping bag or blanket

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Content of the Evacuation luggage

• Tools, utensils, free time stuff
• Portable radio
• Cellular phone
• Torch
• Chargers, spare batteries
• Pocket knife, matches, sewing kit and other
  oddments
• Books, magazines, toys
• Pen, papers
• Consular officer lists of evacuees, contact
  numbers, blanc ETDs, round stamps, first aid kit,
  satellite phone, camera, maps,
• Identification reflex vest, national flags,
  embassy logo
• Each officer
• Each car, bus, train, plane
• Cars full tank reserve canister

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Crisis exercise II.

• One family was kidnapped during its journey to a
  designated evacuation point
• Members of the family were brutally interrogated
• One family member died
• All lost their passports

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Role of the consular officer II.

• Provide assistance
• Travel documents
• Passports
• ETD
• Adding children into parents passport
• Legalization of documents
• Birth, Marriage certificates
• Citizenship documents
• Repatriation contacts to morgues
• Organizing visas cooperation with embassies in
  neighbourhood countries
• Food, water
• Unexpected expenditures
• Medevac post-crisis medical treatment of the
  host states citizens

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The End

• Thank you for your attention